# All things A Go Go **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [November 20, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009 "2025-11-20T08:30:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/1 "2025-11-20T08:30:47Z")
Tonight I saw mention of the movie _Monster A Go Go_ and it reminded me of how a while back I noticed how so many 1960s TV shows had an “A-Go-Go” episode, for example _The Beverly Hillbillies_: Clampett A-Go-Go \*Mister Ed: Ed A-Go-Go _Gilligan’s Island_: Ghost A-Go-Go _The Flintstones_: Shinrock-A-Go-Go _Petticoat Junction_: Hooterville A-Go-Go _I Dream of Jeannie_: Uncle A-Go-Go _Gidget_: Ego A-Go-Go (Some tiltes were listed without the dashes, some with, I made them all consistent with the majority usage) There are other TV episodes, other movies, and TV series with A Go Go in the title, most from the 1960s but some even in the 2000s. One really weird show I discovered was _Goul A Go Go_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ed_l4Jj5ZCA/hqdefault.jpg "GHOUL A GO-GO (Show #7) - Wainscott New York TV '02 \* FULL EPISODE \* Hasil Adkins - I Need Your Head") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed_l4Jj5ZCA) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/2 "2025-11-20T12:03:36Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PN2FzBDhd2Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Love A Go Go") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2FzBDhd2Q) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/3 "2025-11-20T12:09:08Z")
I think its use is comparable to the currently oft-seen “-palooza” suffix. mmm-a-go-go ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/4 "2025-11-20T12:27:56Z")
> **[Rococo Á Go Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo_%C3%81_Go_Go)** > > Rococo Á Go Go (released as Swingling Telemann in France) is the fifth album released by the Swingle Singers. The album was nominated for a 1966 Grammy Award. > All tracks from this album are also included on the 11 disk Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers. > Vocals: > Rhythm section: ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/5 "2025-11-20T13:18:58Z")
And a Golden Oldie by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, “Going to A-Go-Go.” Wasn’t “a-go-go” part of the name of some hot spot in NYC at the time? Even venerable Top 40 station WABC called themselves “77 A-Go-Go” for a while as I recall. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/6 "2025-11-20T13:24:02Z")
> **[What’s the origin of the term “go-go dancer”?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342085/what-s-the-origin-of-the-term-go-go-dancer)** What’s the origin of the term “go-go dancer”? By Cecil Adams Sept 15, 1989 ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/7 "2025-11-20T13:25:59Z")
> [@XOldiesJock](#): > > Wasn’t “a-go-go” part of the name of some hot spot in NYC at the time? There’s a Whisky a Go Go club in LA: > **[Whisky a Go Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_a_Go_Go)** > > The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed The Whisky) is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boulevard, northwest corner. The club played a central role in the Los Angeles music scene from the 1960s through the 1990s. > In 1958, the first Whisky a Go Go in the United States opened in Chicago, Illinois, on the corner of Rush and Chestnut streets. It has ... ---
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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I think its use is comparable to the currently oft-seen “-palooza” suffix. And “-gate” for every scandal. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/9 "2025-11-20T13:48:36Z")
Band name: Paloozagate-a-Go-Go. mmm ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/10 "2025-11-20T14:05:13Z")
As I recall (having been an adult at that time), the suffix _“a-go-go”_ was French in origin and meant “galore,” as in “lots of” or “plenty of.” Thus whiskey _a go-go_ = whiskey galore. And yeah, it got applied to everything. Including dancing , as well as knee-high, ugly, white vinyl (for us poor folks) boots. [From OED website:](https://www.oed.com/dictionary/a-go-go_adj) _“in abundance, galore, aplenty. In early use frequently with connotation of modishness”_ More info _a go-go_ at that link. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/11 "2025-11-20T14:34:05Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Band name: Paloozagate-a-Go-Go. “I’ve got Paloozagate-a-Go-Go-mania!” ---
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I’m super-excited to have … ---
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> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Paloozagate-a-Go-Go-mania Super-Cali-Paloozagate-a-Go-Go-mania-docious… ---
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First two go-go things that came to mind: [Rolling Stones Hampton 1981](https://youtu.be/IXQ-PWVsiDk?si=6-ZgPHCIng8v9b6S) [Mystery Science Theater 3000 #1002](https://youtu.be/ThRgQoKqyMo?si=M-Br_yF4h2UmFEoc) ---
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When I was a 2nd grader, my sister and I would get up early on Saturday mornings; before the animated cartoons began, there was a TV show that played old buck Rogers episodes, preceding it with girls in astro-scifi clothes dancing and singing “Space-a-Go-Go”. I’ve been trying to get my hands on a recording of it, but an ex-station manager on a lost media forum said chances are not good. ---
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> **[Road Runner a Go-Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Runner_a_Go-Go)** > > Road Runner a Go-Go is a 1965 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble and Tom Ray. It is one of three cartoons reused from the unsold pilot Adventures of the Road Runner (the others were To Beep or Not to Beep and Zip Zip Hooray!). The short was released on February 1, 1965, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. > Milt Franklyn was credited as the musician with the correct spelling of his name. Unlike To Beep or Not to Beep, this cartoon doesn't featu... ---
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**Winter A-Go-Go** 1965 movie filmed at Heavenly Valley. I can identify nearly every location and recognize individual rock formations and trees. They didn’t fool me with bad edits and scene changes. All of the lifts have been replaced, but the more things change, the more they stay the same. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009/18 "2025-11-24T05:14:06Z")
I got the DVD for this at the library bookstore where I volunteer. It was quite low-budget, most likely made for a DFW-area public television station, and was actually pretty good. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1811328/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1811328/) ---
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One of crime-fighting bat Batfink’s nemesises /?nemesi was the evil [Hugo A-Go-Go](https://super-villain.fandom.com/wiki/Hugo_A_Go-Go). ---
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Wow. I’d utterly forgotten about Batfink. Thanks for the reminder. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-a-go-go/1025009.md?page=2)